Collection Development

First Floor (main floor, street level)

• Seminar Room - open for group or individual study, this space is occasionally reserved for readings and special events

• Colloquium Room - the historic reading room of the library, this space is designed for quiet study. It is reserved occasionally for readings and special events.  

• Circulation desk - located just inside the entrance of the library and to your left

• Reference Collection - find atlases, dictionaries, and other factual items

• Current bestsellers, new books, and DVDs straight ahead and to the left as you enter

• Two photocopiers/printers located near the computers along the walls

• Current  periodicals - straight ahead as you enter. Browse recent issues of magazines and journals. (These titles are just a small sample of our total periodical holdings - most are received electronically.)

• Computers and networked printers are located along the two long walls

• Restrooms for men and women; water fountains (two sets)

• Chromebooks available for students to checkout for up to four hours of in-library use

Second Floor

• BEAR Central

• The second floor holds a large portion of the book collection, many study spaces, and the services and offices which comprise the Learning Commons

• Two public computers are available -- these are intended primarily for quick reference to the library databases, website, or catalog

• Restrooms for men and women; water fountains

Lower Level

• Home for the Office of Information Technology for Lenoir-Rhyne

• Unbound periodicals - request these at the Circulation Desk.

• Special Collections and LR Archives - available by appointment